Ship-protector.



G. MELNIK K. SCHULTZ.

SHIP PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 25. 1917 1,244,627. Patent ed. 001;.30,11917.

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To all whom it may concern: V I

Be it known that we, GEORGE MELNIK B LIld. KoNsTaNTY SCHULTZ, a subject of the Emperor of Austria and a citizen of Russiajfre siding at Philadelphia,- in the county of Philadelphiaand State; of Eennsylva-njia, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Ship-Protectors, of which the following"specification.

- This invention relatesto certain new and useful improvements in a ship protector.

. The primary objectof the; inventioni's the.

arrangement of a device adapted for .pro-

tecting a ship against injury from torpedoes or other similar projectiles, the arrangement being such that the'course of travel of an oncoming torpedo will be changed and the torpedo stopped in its travel before it reaches the ship and whereby any injury to the ship is prevented.

A further object of the device is the pro vision of a protector for ships that possesses great strength but is readily carried by the ship without impeding its progress through the water.

A still further object of the device is the the device is of light weight, easily manu- V factured and may be readily attached to any form of ship or boat.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ship provided with the present device.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view through the same illustrating a torpedo approaching the boat and shown by dotted lines as retained by the device and Fig. 3 is a of the device.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, a ship 10 is illustrated having a deck 11 wireless telegraph outfit 12 cannons 13 and funnels 14 and with the present device arranged surrounding the hull 15 of the shi fl plurality of substantially U-shaped brackets 16 are secured in spaced relations perspective view of a portion Specification of Letters Lta't'fi't. Patented'Gct'SG. 191"1. ApplicationfiledZli1Iy25, 1am. .sriarno. 182,691.. 7

around-thehull 15 secured tothe latter by means of attaching plates 17 flatly engage ingthefiouterfsurface of the-hull. The outer closed or connecting portion 18 ;ofthe brackets. 16 are downwardly inclined it being understoodthat the brackets, 16 are arranged substantially. at the I w ater line of the hull 15 so that the normal surface of the water-gm will, be; intermediate the ends of the said obliquesidesgwof the brackets .16.

A plurality of spaced wires 20 are arthrou-gh the bracketwsides18 a- .cent" the outer edges 21 thereof, thereby forming a wire fence construction entirely surrounding the hull 15. A similararrangement of barbed wires 22 are arranged through the bracket sides 18 in parallel relations adjacent the rearedges 23 thereof forming with the wires 20 a barrier or in closure for the hull 15 at the water line thereof. The wires 20 and 22 are perferably secured to the brackets where they pass through the bracket sides 18 as at 29 although the wires may be loosely positioned therethrough if desired.

It will be seen that the barbed wires 22 are arranged in different horizontal planes with the unbarbed wires 20, this arrangement best shownin Fig. 2 of the drawing positions each pair of wires, consisting of one plain wire 20 and one barbed wire 22, in a plane perpendicular and transverse to the oblique bracket 18. It will be evident that,

the pairs of plain and barbed wires will be arranged in substantially parallel planes which are oblique to the plane of the water level 19.

Torpedoes such as 24: ordinarily travel beneath the water level 19 adjacent the surface thereof so that in the travel of the torpedo toward the hull 15, it will come in contact with the wires 20 and upon partially passing between two of the same, the pointed end 25 of the torpedo will engage the adjacent barbed wire 22 which will deflect the torpedo downwardly as well as engaging some of the barbs 26 with the torpedo,thereby stopping and retaining the torpedo within the wire entanglement carried by the brackets 16.

It will be understood that the wires 20 and 26 may be arranged around the hull of a boat in any desired manner such as by means of the brackets 16 it being only essening the 8211118 to the curvature of the oppo-' tial to the carrying out of the present objects that thewires be capable of deflecting the course of the oncoming torpedo 24 and of stopping and retaining the torpedo before it strikes the hull 15, it being understood that the oblique sides 18 of the site ends ofthe hull, all of the brackets, however, arranging the plurality of Wires 20 and 22 in spaced relations from the-hull 15.

water while the brackets 16,27 and 28 may be readily mounted upon the hull of any boat and the wires 20 and 22 strung thereon as an encircling protector therefor.

This device ofiersvery little resistanceto the movement of the boat 10 through the What we claim as new is t y A protector for shlps coinprislng in combination with the hull thereof, brackets secured to the hull in spaced relations and with one of said brackets arranged at each of the opposite ends of the hull, all of the said brackets having similarly inclined 0utwardlypositioned oblique sides, plain Wires extending between the said brackets adja cent the outer oblique sides and torpedo enlower planes than'that of the adjacent out- Wardly positioned plain Wire.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures. i g I,

' GEORGE MELNIK. KONSTANTY SCHULTZ.

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